Setup Manual

Operating the Device Manager
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6 Operating the Device Manager
Using the Device Manager, the device type plates of all TCE900 units and the type
plates of the modules they contain can be polled.
The type plates contain information about the current software version of programma-
ble modules and all necessary information for spare parts procurement.
The Device Manager is started using the "Device Manager" button on the system,
transmitter or exciter level.
6.1 Basic Settings
The structure of the transmitter system is configured in the "Basic Setup" menu. Each
R&S TCE900 is assigned its logical function together with the other R&S TCE900
units, the physical installation position of the individual R&S TCE900 units is set and
the distribution of transmitters and R&S TCE900 units in the racks is described.
The basic settings are made for each R&S TCE900 in the system and must be entered
in the specified sequence:
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Hardware equipment ("Boards" menu tab)
The hardware modules which each R&S TCE900 contains and at which position
these modules are inserted in the R&S TCE900 base unit must be configured for
each R&S TCE900.
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Definition of the logical function
The task that each R&S TCE900 is to fulfill in the system must be defined.
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Integration of the R&S TCE900 in the transmitter system
Depending on their function, some R&S TCE900 units require additional informa-
tion regarding:
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system variant (MultiTX, N+1)
– transmitter variant (Redundancy, Modulation, Amplifier Type)
– assignment to a transmitter (TX Number, Exciter A/B)
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Physical structure of the transmitter system
Depending on their function, some R&S TCE900 units require additional informa-
tion regarding:
– total number of transmitter racks
– number of racks per transmitter
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Physical installation location of the R&S TCE900 units
Each R&S TCE900 must be assigned the following:
– number of the rack in which the R&S TCE900 is installed
– number of the installation slot within a rack
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Assignment of transmitters to racks ("Racks" menu tab)
Each R&S TCE900 with the "Rack Control" function must be assigned those trans-
mitters which are installed in the racks that the "Rack Control" function monitors.
Basic Settings